Good Mail Day Commemorates The 20th Anniversary of the Fall of The Berlin Wall with a Mail Art Call Out

Have you ever received a personal letter in the mail and it made your day, week, month?  Mail art is a great way to express yourself and stay connected with friends and family, wherever they may be.  Join us as we celebrate this art form and highlight the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Where were you when it happened? 

What did it mean for you? 

What sort of impact did the "Fall of the Wall" have for you?

  Send your mail art to:

  "Good Mail Day" c/o Jennie and Carolee

   Attn: "Fall of the Wall" dept.

PO Box 170271

San Francisco, CA 94117, USA

 

All mail art entries will be entered to win:

1. A copy of Good Mail Day signed by Jennie and Carolee.

2. An original piece of mail art (sent through the USPS, naturally!) from the authors.

3. A portable mail art kit.

  The Fine Print:

"Es tut mir Leid: we apologize that we cannot return your entry. All entries become property of Pod Post/Good Mail Day.

Please include your name, address, email address, website or blog address where applicable.

All entries must be received by Nov. 30, 2009.  We will randomly draw the name of one winner on Dec. 4, 2009.  We will also select some of our favorite entries to display on www.good-mail-day.com and here!"

Want to see more from Good Mail Day? Just click on the link at the bottom of the post for a bunch of inside peeks!

Good Mail Day:
A Primer for Making Eye-Popping Postal Art

By:

Jennie Hinchcliff and Carolee Gilligan Wheeler

"What is a good mail day?" A good mail day is a day when, instead of just bills, catalogs, and advertisements, your postal carrier delivers artful, beautiful, personal mail from friends and acquaintances all over the world. Mail art is a collaborative art form with a long and fascinating history populated by famous artists as well as everyday practitioners.

The term "mail art" refers to pieces of art sent through the mail rather than displayed or sold in traditional venues. Mail artists often use inexpensive and recycled materials including postcards, collage, rubber stamps, and photocopied images. Mail art is a truly international activity and a fun way to connect with people in every corner of the globe. Readers will learn to create decorated and illustrated envelopes, faux postage and artistamps, find penpals, make a mail art kit, and much more!

Jennie Hinchcliff has been an active part of international mail art circles and communities for over a decade, has curated San Francisco mail art shows, and produces the quarterly mail art zine Red Letter Day. She teaches book arts and bookbinding at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.

Carolee Gilligan Wheeler teaches popular classes on bookbinding at the San Francisco Center for the Book.

 

This was posted over at The Good Mail Day blog. What a great idea, using used/vintage stamps as cupcake toppers! Brilliant.